The purpose of this RFT is to appoint one or more training providers who will develop and deliver interventions designed to improve the productivity of Irish SME Owner/Managers and their organisations.
The successful tenderers will assist SFA to deliver the Scheme through till 31st December 2023, (subject to all performance and funding criteria as outlined) and is subject to funding approval by Skillnet Ireland.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-03-23.
The procurement was published on 2022-02-23.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Request for Proposals for Content Creation and Delivery of Training Services as part of the SME Productivity Scheme
SFA20221”
Products/services: Training programme services📦
Short description:
“The purpose of this RFT is to appoint one or more training providers who will develop and deliver interventions designed to improve the productivity of...”
Short description
The purpose of this RFT is to appoint one or more training providers who will develop and deliver interventions designed to improve the productivity of Irish SME Owner/Managers and their organisations.
The successful tenderers will assist SFA to deliver the Scheme through till 31st December 2023, (subject to all performance and funding criteria as outlined) and is subject to funding approval by Skillnet Ireland.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 750 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: People
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Training programme services📦
Place of performance: Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Scheme is centred around 32 x competencies linked to SME Productivity identified as a result of industry research and consultation. Collectively these...”
Description of the procurement
The Scheme is centred around 32 x competencies linked to SME Productivity identified as a result of industry research and consultation. Collectively these form the overall Scheme Competency Framework (detailed in APPENDIX 2). This framework provides the basis of the initial SME Owner/Manager self-assessment, the required learning and development initiatives, and the measures of success in improving overall SME productivity.
These 32 x competencies have been grouped into Four Thematic Pillars as outlined below. Each of these pillars has a number of broad aims/target areas to help SMEs improve productivity:
1. People
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Innovation & Creativity
• Skills for the Digital Transformation Age
2. Finance and Growth
• Financial Literacy
• Intermediate/ Advanced Analytical & Decision-Making Skills
• Preparing Tender Responses
• Accessing Finance
3. Digitalisation & Automation
• Digital Literacy
• New technologies and impact for SMEs
• Tech Threats
• Automation
4. Business Processes
• Efficient Business Processes
• Improving team productivity
• Lean
• ISO 9001/2015
• Pathways to other standards
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Finance and growth
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
3️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Digitalisation and automation
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
4️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Business processes
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 32
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-03-23
16:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-03-23
16:00 📅
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000📞
Source: OJS 2022/S 041-106718 (2022-02-23)